Truck body



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,563,244

H. J. WEETH TRUCK BODY Filed July 29, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 fl jWeigl w emtoz I H. .1. WEETH Nov. 24, 1925 TRUCK BODY Filed July 29, 1919 3 SheetsSheet 2 H. J. WEETH Nov. 24, 1925- TRUCK BODY Filed July 29, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheet Wilt mm r M i 1 In TdoZZ. man it Hiltlil/ coerce a; V 1, Belt knd in. that I, HAnvnY. J. ilhnrrn, a citizen thev Unitedfitates, residing ,at Springfield, in the county ot, Sarpy and. Stateot Nebraska, have invented a new and,

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This invention relates to improvements in f: hicles, and, niore, particularly to the construction of the body thereof. a The primary objectof the inyention is usefuhfljririclrBody, of \vhiclrtlie following" to provide a removable body,,to meet the va ons demands of transportation, and more I ra ticularlvwto afbody adapted "For transvpciting,,cattle.

turtherobject;ozlf, the invention to provide a remov ableq body otthis character which ,inay beeasily and quickly removed from permanent, body on whichthe same is supported, and one hich will be rigidly and, securely supportedthereon, when the same isto be put into use. e A ,still-durther objectpt the invention is to "provide a removable body of this character, having a stanchion forming a part thereof, whereby the animals may be held in a predetermined position Within the removable body, thereby preventing crowding off the animals transported therein.

lVith the foregoing. and other objects in View which Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made Within the scope of What is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings V Figure 1 illustrates a side elevational view of a truck having a body constructed in accordance with my invention, secured thereto.

Figure 2 is a top'plan view of thesame,. and; f

liigure 3 is a rear elevational view of the body, i

l-fiaving reference to the drawings in de tail therefor-once character 5 designates the parallel supporting beams of the chassis of a motor vehicle, on which is mounted the permanent body. which is supported by the usual Wheels 6.

The'floor 7 of the permanent body in- TRUCK BODY.

Application filed duly 29 ly extending connecting members 24.

nan'vnv J. Wnn'rrnor srnnverrnnn, NEBRASKA.

a ull? 1919i seal no 514,006.;

eludes,transverselyextending boards 8 cut away as at 9 to provide .aclearance fon the wheels ,6, such clearanpes beingguarded. by

the curved metallicfguand members 10 rigidly secured tothe bot Within the body, 1

in any vell known manner m The side bo rds 11 and12are also secured to ,the bottom 7., andnreconnected at (their tOrWardendS by the endn iember 12, which is, of a, height equal, to i the height of theside boards, 11 and 12, of thepermanentbodyg Disposed adj acent. :the .uppeigedges of the side boards, 1.1 ,and. 12,,and ,secured thereto in spaced relation with each other, ar.e the keepers13, Whiclrreceivc the, loive1: ends of the vertically extending connectingbars ls'the ends, of said bars .1 1, n l iich, eictend below "the keepers 13, .being lbolted .to l the 1 side boards 11 and. 12by means; of, thebolts 15.

Extending longitudinally of thepermanent, body, and secured .to ,theconnecting i rods le in spacechiielation ,withieachwother,

The "forward portions or the boards 11 and l 12 are connected With the. lowermost hori Zontal bar 18 at the forward end of the Wagon body by means of the angle irons 18.

As shown, the rear boards 8 of the floor 7 have their ends extending beyond the vertical plane of the side boards 11 and 12 of the permanent body, and are apertured as at 20, to receive the threaded endsot the rods 21, which have flattened portions 22, en

tending upwardly and having connection,

With the side members 16 for providing supplementary supporting means for the auxiliary body, direct With'tlre main body of the truck, the threaded ends of rods 21-being held in position by the nuts 21" positioned 'on'the threaded ends thereof. i

The end gate employed in connection with the auxiliary body includes a pair of hinged doors, each of which comprises transversely extending members 23, vertically extending connecting members 24, anddiagonallydisposed bracing members 25, the endsthereof b8111 beveled as at 26 to en a e the vert1cal- Disposed along one edge of each of the doors, in spaced relation W1th each other, are

the hinged members 27, each of which includes an eye 28 for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

These hinge members 27 cooperate with similar hinge members 29 secured to the side members 26, and receive the elongated pin 30 which as shown extends through the registering eyes of the hinge members 27, for pivot-ally connecting the doors to the side members, the pin 30 alsohaving an eye-31 formed integral with its upper end to restrict the longitudinal movement'of the pin 30, when the same is being positioned within the hinge members 27.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the'doors forming the end gate, may be easily and quickly removed, in the event that the truck is backed to close to the pen from which the animals are to be removed, to allowfor a clearance of the doors when the same are swung open on their hinges.

Disposed adjacent the abutting edges of the doors, are the keepers 32, said cleats being spaced from the top and bottom of each of the doors, and lying in such posithrough the eye bolts 36, such pins being carried by the body by means of the flexilne members 38.

Disposed within the forward portion of the auxiliary body, are the spaced upper and lower stanchion bars 39 having their ends extending at right angles and bolted to the side members 16, as at 39.

The stanchions proper include stationary bars -10 and pivoted bars 41, pivoted at their lower ends as at 42 to permit the same to be moved laterally otthe stanchion bars .34) to allow the heads of animals to be positioned therein, the movable stanchion bars being then moved in position to lock the heads in the stanchions.

It will therefore be seen that the anim ls may be held within the auxiliary body with little danger of them crowding each other or getting out over the sides of the bot y.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:-

A removable body forwagons comprising vertically spaced side members, a pair oi spaced stanchion bars having their ends connected to the side members adjacent to the upper edges thereof, stationary bars held between the stanchion bars, pivoted bars cooperating with the stationary bars to pro vide stanchions, and said stanchions adapted to be moved with the side members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature. c

HARVEY J. WEETEH.

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